Pittsburgh sports talk with the Trib columnist

The weekly ‘Final Word’ promotional entry!

The joint venture between WPXI and Trib Total Media into sports TV continues Sundaynight at 11:35 p.m. with the latest episode of The Final Word.

>> Who’s on: WPXI contributors will be Alby OxenreiterandRichie Walsh. The Trib will be represented by myself and Alan Robinson. Our topics will by led by the Pirates’ hold on first place and the Steelers’ first preseason game.

>> How to participate: Each week, we also take comments from viewers through 20-second videos you submit on The Final Word’s Facebook page, as well as comments to The Final World’s Twitter account

>> Where to watch: In addition to the regular broadcast on WPXI-TV, we have WPXI’s live online stream for Pittsburgh’s many out-of-town sports fans, as well as video podcasts available on both outlets’ Web sites.

Dejan Kovacevic, a lifelong Pittsburgher, is an award-winning sports columnist for Trib Total Media covering the Steelers, Penguins, Pirates, Pitt and, recently, his fourth Olympics in Sochi, Russia. He also appears on WPXI-TV's 'Subway Final Word’ and hosts a weekly show on TribLIVE Radio. For 2011, he was named one of the country's top four columnists by the AP Sports Editors. For 2012, he was named one of the country's top three columnists by the National Headliners. For 2013, he was named the state's top columnist by the Keystone Press Awards and top columnist in Western Pennsylvania by the Golden Quills.